Table A-7. Employment status of the civilian population by nativity and sex, not seasonally adjusted

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Table A-7. Employment status of the civilian population by nativity and sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status and nativity	Total		Men		Women
Employment status and nativity	Jan. 2024	Jan. 2025	Jan. 2024	Jan. 2025	Jan. 2024	Jan. 2025
Foreign born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	47,544	50,442	23,400	24,765	24,143	25,677
Civilian labor force	31,244	33,307	18,004	18,920	13,240	14,386
Participation rate	65.7	66.0	76.9	76.4	54.8	56.0
Employed	29,842	31,774	17,163	18,049	12,679	13,725
Employment-population ratio	62.8	63.0	73.3	72.9	52.5	53.5
Unemployed	1,402	1,533	841	871	561	662
Unemployment rate	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.6	4.2	4.6
Not in labor force	16,300	17,135	5,397	5,844	10,903	11,291

Native born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	219,996	222,243	107,036	108,246	112,960	113,997
Civilian labor force	135,184	136,507	70,011	70,924	65,173	65,583
Participation rate	61.4	61.4	65.4	65.5	57.7	57.5
Employed	129,807	130,573	66,796	67,562	63,011	63,011
Employment-population ratio	59.0	58.8	62.4	62.4	55.8	55.3
Unemployed	5,376	5,934	3,215	3,362	2,162	2,572
Unemployment rate	4.0	4.3	4.6	4.7	3.3	3.9
Not in labor force	84,813	85,736	37,025	37,322	47,788	48,414
NOTE: The foreign born are those residing in the United States who were not U.S. citizens at birth. That is, they were born outside the United States or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam, to parents neither of whom was a U.S. citizen. The native born are people who were born in the United States or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam or who were born abroad of at least one parent who was a U.S. citizen. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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